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A grand complication : the race to build the world's most legendary watch /

The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perman, Stacy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atria Books, [2013]
Edition:1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Subjects:
Pocket watches > Design and construction > History > 20th century.
Clocks and watches > History.
Packard, James Ward, > 1863-1928.
Graves, Henry, > 1868-1953.
Industrialists > United States > Biography.
United States > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Description
Summary:The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever.
Physical Description:viii, 343 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439190081 (hbk.)
1439190089 (hbk.)